Amorepacific Corporation

AmorePacific Corporation
Native name	아모레퍼시픽
Traded as	KRX: 090430
Industry	Cosmetics; Perfume;
Founded	1945; 79 years ago; as Pacific Ocean Chemical Co. Ltd.
Founder	Suh Sung-whan
Headquarters	100 Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu Seoul, South Korea; China; France
Key people	Suh Sung-whan (Chairman)
Revenue	3,874,007,757,738 won ₩ (2014.12.31)
Operating income	563,751,120,080 won ₩ (2014.12.31)
Net income	385,133,728,193 won ₩ (2014.12.31)
Total assets	3,854,577,557,467 won ₩ (2014.12.31)
Number of employees	Korea: 4,936 ; Overseas: 6,618
Website	http://www.amorepacific.co.kr

AmorePacific Corporation is a South Korean beauty and cosmetics conglomerate, operating 33 health, beauty, and personal care brands including Etude House, innisfree, Laneige, Lolita Lempicka, and Annick Goutal.^[1] Founded in 1945, it is the world's 14th largest cosmetics company.^[2]

History

The company originated in the 1940s, when Yun Dok-jeong began selling camellia oils as a hair treatment in the village of Kaesong.^[2] Her second son, Suh Sung-whan, took over the business in 1945, naming it "태평양 (taepyeong-yang, lit. Pacific Ocean)".^[2]

Suh handed the company over to his second son Suh Kyung-bae in 1997;^[2] its success has made him the second-richest man in Korea as of 2016.^[3]

Brands

File:Etude House store Myeong-dong.JPG

Etude House storefront in Myeong-dong, Seoul

Aestura^[4]
AmorePacific
Amos Professional
Annick Goutal
Aritaum^[5]
Dantrol
Espoir
Etude House
Fresh Pop
Hanyul
Happy Bath
HERA
Illi
Innisfree
IOPE
Laneige
Lolita Lempicka
LIRIKOS
Makeon
Mamonde
Median
MIRAEPA
Mise-en-Scène
Odyssey
Osulloc
Primera
Ryo
Songyeum
Sulwhasoo
TeenClear
VB Program
Verité
Vital Beautie

References

^ "태평양 화장품부문 '아모레퍼시픽으로 불러주세요!'". 2006-06-01. Retrieved 2016-11-20 – via Naver News.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chung, Grace. "How South Korea's AmorePacific Became One Of The World's Most Innovative Companies". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
^ "Suh Kyung-Bae". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
^ "Brands | Amorepacific". www.amorepacific.com. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
^ "A New 70-Store Korean Beauty Chain Is Here". Racked. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

External links

Official website (in English)

[1] "태평양 화장품부문 '아모레퍼시픽으로 불러주세요!'". 2006-06-01. Retrieved 2016-11-20 – via Naver News.

[:0-2] Chung, Grace. "How South Korea's AmorePacific Became One Of The World's Most Innovative Companies". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-20.

[3] "Suh Kyung-Bae". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-20.

[4] "Brands | Amorepacific". www.amorepacific.com. Retrieved 2016-11-20.

[5] "A New 70-Store Korean Beauty Chain Is Here". Racked. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

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